We celebrate the New Year with a Noon Year's Eve party for children -including a countdown to NOON. A great way to celebrate the New Year for those too young to stay up for the midnight hour. Games, crafts and a balloon drop at 12 Noon. Kids to age 5.

Monthly meeting of the Cooking Club. New members welcome! Share recipes, cooking techniques and tasty food each month. In December - Holiday Cookies

Gingerbread Crafts & Cookies

Saturday, December 7, 11:00 - 1:00

Gingerbread Houses, Gingerbread Placemats and Gingerbread Men! Decorate your own Gingerbread Man cookie. Join us to make all things gingerbread. Kids ages 5 and older. No registration necessary. Just drop-in.

Get Crafty with Terra Cotta Pots

Wednesday, December 11, 6:30 pm

Get Crafty with Terra Cotta! Sue St. Germain will teach you how to create a snowman from a combination of mini and small sized terra cotta plant pots. Apply acrylic paints, wiggly eyes and ribbons to design your own seasonal snowman decoration. This event is FULL.

With her dream of opening The Cookie Jar taking shape, Hannah's life matches the hectic December hustle and bustle in Lake Eden--especially when she agrees to help recreate a spectacular Christmas Ball from the past in honor of Essie Granger, an elderly local in hospice care. But instead of poring over decadent dessert recipes for the merry festivities, she instantly becomes enthralled by Essie's old notebooks and the tale of a woman escaping danger on the streets of New York. Hannah's surprised by Essie's secret talent for penning crime fiction. She's even more surprised when the story turns real.

Tuesday Evening Book Club Tuesday, December 10, 6:30 pm

In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions–affection, despair, and hope.

Sunday, December 8, 2:00 pmA special monthly book club for kids and a caring adult. This month we discuss A Stitch in Time by Daphne Kalmar. In 1927 Vermont, eleven-year-old Donut, recently orphaned after the death of her beloved pops, stands to lose everything when she learns her Aunt Agnes plans to move her to Boston, but little does her aunt know that Donut has no intentions of leaving her friends or her home. Books available in the Children's Room.

Pokemon ClubSunday, December 22, 2:00 pmJoin other Pokemon fans for all things Pokemon. There will be Pokemon related activities. You can bring your own cards to battle or trade/share. Monthly on the 4th Sunday afternoon.

Baby BookwormsMondays, 10:30 amSongs and stories followed by play and socializing. Especially designed for newborns to 18 months.

Toddler Time Wednesdays, 10:30 amStories, songs, and activities to help children develop the skills they need to get ready to read. Perfect for children ages 2 to 5. No registration necessary.

Music & Movement

Fridays, 10:30 amA lively mix of yoga, prop songs, and dancing. Get moving and have fun. All ages.

Featured Materials...

Wonderbooks by Playaway

Audio + print bound together for literacy and fun!Every Wonderbook is a print book with a ready-to-play audiobook inside. Kids press play to read along with their favorite books and then switch to learning mode for literacy learning and fun. Available now in the Children's Room.